Excitation matching procedure for sub-arrayed monopulse arrays with maximum directivity

IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-48

  Manica, L ^a   Rocca, P ^a   Massa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

ART METHODS; COMPROMISE SOLUTIONS; DIFFERENCE PATTERNS; DIRECTIVITY; LINEAR ARRAY ANTENNAS; MATCHING TECHNIQUES; MONO PULSES; PARTITION METHODS; REDUCED COMPLEXITIES;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 57649178632     PISSN: 17518784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-rsn:20070176     Document Type: Article

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